Expand+How To Register?
Students can provisionally register and book their Open Learning module on our website (www.ucd.ie/all/study/openlearning), over the phone (01 716 7123) or in person, at the UCD Access and Lifelong Learning Centre.

Provisional ...

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Students can provisionally register and book their Open Learning module on our website (www.ucd.ie/all/study/openlearning), over the phone (01 716 7123) or in person, at the UCD Access and Lifelong Learning Centre.

Provisional registration for 2017-18 will open on Tuesday 8th August 2017.

Registering for Semester 2:
Our dedicated Semester II brochure will be released in early December. You can also find more details of our Semester 2 modules on our website. Provisional registration for Semester 2 will open from Tuesday 8th August 2017.

Confirming Your Registration?
Your registration will be provisional until you confirm it online. After you’ve booked and paid for your module you will receive an email. Please read this email carefully as it will:

• confirm your student number

• tell you how to confirm your registration by logging into the UCD system (UCD Connect)

• give you information on how to upload your photo and get your student card It’s important to confirm your registration, otherwise you can’t collect your student card, see your timetable or access your exam results.

Expand+Open Learning Fee (audit only) €350 per module

Open Learning Fee (with assessment) €500 per 5 credit module

Upgrading from audit to credit
You may upgrade from being an audit student to a credit student up to three weeks into term. Please note...

Hide-Open Learning Fee (audit only) €350 per module

Open Learning Fee (with assessment) €500 per 5 credit module

Upgrading from audit to credit
You may upgrade from being an audit student to a credit student up to three weeks into term. Please note, however, that you can't change back to being an audit student - if you decide not to complete the assignments and/or sit the exams, this will appear on your academic record.

Concessions
There are no concessions available for Open Learning modules.

Refunds
Refunds may in some instances be available for extenuating circumstances, such as serious illness, within two weeks of the start of the module. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing, with supporting documents where appropriate.

Expand+Open Learning at UCD
UCD Open Learning is an innovative and unique approach to part-time study in UCD. You can choose from a wide range of undergraduate modules for either audit or credit. There are no entry requirements to the programme - you just...

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UCD Open Learning is an innovative and unique approach to part-time study in UCD. You can choose from a wide range of undergraduate modules for either audit or credit. There are no entry requirements to the programme - you just need to find a module or modules that interest you and register!

What Level is my Module? What Does This Mean?
Each module is assigned a level. We recommend that you begin Open Learning with level 1 modules. The levels represent academic progression, with the higher levels assuming that you have already mastered the key concepts and skills required for academic writing and critical reflection.

Guidance
Before registering for a module, please take the time to read the module descriptor and if you’ve any further questions, please get in touch with us.

Credit Option
If you opt to take a module for credit, this means that you’ve committed to participating in the module and taking the assessment. Every module that is successfully completed is worth 5 credits towards your award. Upon successful completion of your module(s), you can access your Academic Transcript online via SISWeb, free of charge.

Audit Option
Alternatively, you can choose to take a module for audit, which allows you to fully participate in the modules without taking any assessments. As an audit student you will not receive any credits or qualifications as you will not sit any assessments.

Upgrading to Credit
If you are unsure about whether you want to take a module for credit, we’d encourage you to first register for audit. You will have three weeks from the start of the semester to upgrade to credit. Remember to choose wisely, as it isn’t possible to apply for a partial refund of fees if you change your mind. Students who have taken modules for credit cite a number of reasons for doing this:

• Motivated to earn credits for their learning

• Have a preference for the structures and deadlines imposed when taking a course for credit

• Consider that they learn more when they are required to complete assignments and study

• Like the idea that they have the potential to add to their accredited modules in the future

Duration of Module / Missing Classes
UCD modules are typically 12 weeks, however, there can be some exceptions to this. We’d recommend that you review the module descriptor for your chosen module to ensure that you know how many contact hours are involved. Unfortunately classes may be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, it is at the discretion of the lecturer as to whether they offer a replacement class. Class cancellations are often announced on Blackboard, so it’s important to check this on a regular basis.

Tutorials / Practicals
Some modules will have tutorials, labs or practicals, which Open Learning students can also attend. If your chosen module offers one of these options, we’ll contact you and help you select the most appropriate option for you. They usually commence in Week 2 or 3 of term.

Awards Structure
You can opt to take any combination of modules towards an award. In September 2016, ALL introduced two new awards for Open Learning – the Certificate in Open Learning (30 ECT) and the Diploma in Open Learning (60 ECT). These are designed for students who are interested in accumulating credits towards an award. There is no time limit on credit accumulation, so this can be achieved over successive semesters or over a longer period of time.

Assessment / Results
Students who choose to take a module for credit, should ensure that they have familiarised themselves with the assessment for the module. The exam schedule will not be published until early November, but the majority of end of term assessment will take place from 11th-22nd December 2017. Provisional results for Semester I will not be released until January 2018.

Fees Per Module
Audit €350
Credit €500

Expand+School of Archaeology
UCD School of Archaeology is Ireland’s leading centre of archaeology. Our mission is to inspire people in best archaeological practices and the values of cultural heritage through excellence in research, teaching and public ou...

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UCD School of Archaeology is Ireland’s leading centre of archaeology. Our mission is to inspire people in best archaeological practices and the values of cultural heritage through excellence in research, teaching and public outreach. Our staff provides expertise in key areas of global archaeology – from human evolution, through to the application of archaeological science in areas such as the study of food, and the management and value of heritage in the twenty-first century. Our undergraduate modules range from reviews of methods, techniques and the history of the discipline, through to specific themes: the archaeology of Rome, of hunter-gatherers, or the archaeology of wetlands. Our modules use a wide range of forms of continuous assessment, from essays to posters, and a small number of exams. We are a small and welcoming School, with a long record of engagement with Adult Education.

Encompassing the ‘Golden Age’ of European prehistory and the palatial civilisations of the Mediterranean, this module will provide skills to critically evaluate Bronze and Early Iron Age social worlds. In this epoch, wholesale transformations of daily life, warfare, religion, the economy and political power can be found across the continent and neighbouring lands. The wide circulation of metals marked a decisive change in how wealth was procured, stored and utilised. In many places, changes in religious and mortuary practices transform the very cosmological foundation of peoples’ lives and their understanding of their world. Using material culture, the built environment and social landscapes, we will explore regional traditions and preferences in a range of activities that characterised different societies. The evolving role of travel and cultural transmissions will be considered in relation to the development of both shared and regionally distinct social practices. The module broadly divides into analysis of these key issues using temperate European datasets and Mediterranean societies in their “Age of Empires” (including Egypt of the Pharaohs, the Hittites, the Minoans and Mycenaeans, and Troy). Though distinct in many regards, these two wider cultural zones intersect in particular places and ways, which we will explore and address with reference to possible directions of influence and the significant effects these had on the trajectories of societies.